Top 25 Capsules
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rennia Davis scored 16 points and banked in a 3-pointer from the left wing with a half-second lift, lifting 12th-ranked Tennessee to a 64-61 win over Auburn on Thursday night in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
The seventh-seeded Lady Vols (24-6) advanced to meet second-seconded South Carolina in Friday's quarterfinals after a desperation shot at the buzzer came up short.
There were 13 ties and 15 lead changes.
The last tie came when Daisa Alexander caught an errant UT inbounds pass with 21.8 seconds to go and turned that into a drive down the lane, making it 61-61 with 11.2 seconds to go.
Jaime Nared led Tennessee with 17 points but missed the last half of the fourth quarter after falling hard under the basket.
Janiah McKay had 24 points for 10th-seeded Auburn (14-15) and Alexander 16.
No. 14 MISSOURI 59, MISSISSIPPI 50
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Amber Smith had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists and Missouri beat Mississippi in the second round of the SEC Tournament.
Sophie Cunningham added all 11 of her points in the second half and sixth-seeded Missouri advanced the quarterfinals to face No. 3 seed Georgia on Friday night. During the regular season, Missouri lost its only meeting with Georgia on the road 62-50.
Missouri never trailed although 14th-seeded Ole Miss closed the first half on a 12-3 run to go into halftime down 28-26. The Tigers outscored the Rebels 13-4 in the third quarter and mostly led in double digits throughout the fourth.
Smith was 6 of 9 from the field and the Tigers made 17 of 35 in winning their first SEC Tournament game in six tries.
Madinah Muhammad had 20 points and Alissa Alston added 10 for the Rebels.
No. 15 TEXAS A&M 82, ARKANSAS 52
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Danni Williams scored 22 points with four 3-pointers, Chennedy Carter had 19 points, five rebounds and eight assists and Texas A&M beat Arkansas in the second round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament.
Carter scored seven of her team's first nine points, Texas A&M closed the first quarter on an 8-0 run and the Aggies held Arkansas to three second-quarter field goals en route to a 41-19 lead. The Aggies made their final 10 shots of the first quarter and their first two of the second.
Khaalia Hillsman added 10 points and 13 rebounds for Texas A&M (23-8). Anriel Howard also grabbed 13 boards as the Aggies outrebounded Arkansas 63-32.
Fifth-seeded Texas A&M faces 24th-ranked and No. 4 seed LSU on Friday.
Devin Cosper scored 15 points on 6-of-20 shooting for Arkansas (13-18).
No. 23 N.C. STATE 77, NORTH CAROLINA 64
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Aislinn Konig scored 19 points with five 3-pointers, Greensboro native Akela Maize had 12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks and North Carolina State beat North Carolina to advance to the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament quarterfinals.
The fifth-seeded Wolfpack will play 18th-ranked and No. 4 seed Duke on Friday.
Paris Kea led 12th-seeded North Carolina (15-16) with four 3-pointers and 27 points.
No. 25 MERCER 75, WESTERN CAROLINA 44
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Kahlia Lawrence, the first three-time Southern Conference player of the year, scored 23 points and Mercer cruised to a win over Western Carolina in a league tournament opener that set the school record winning streak at 25.
Keke Calloway added 18 points for the Bears (28-2), who are ranked for the first time since 1980 when the team set a school record with 29 wins.
Mercer, the No. 1 seed, plays fifth-seeded Samford in Friday's semifinals. The Bears have played and lost in the last two Southern Conference title games.
Lawrence had eight points and Calloway two 3-pointers as Mercer led 20-11 after one quarter. The lead was 33-18 at the half and a 12-0 run early in the third decided things. Lawrence had six points and Amanda Thompson four. The Catamounts had 24 turnovers that the Bears, who had just two giveaways, turned into 28 points.
Nikki Johnson had 17 for eighth-seeded Western Carolina (5-25), which finished on a five-game losing streak.